Marcus Stroman

Marcus Stroman was born in New York and raised on Long Island. While he was drafted out of high school by the Washington Nationals, he chose to defer his professional career to attend Duke University. After three years at Duke, he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays but suffered an ACL injury. He chose to do his rehabilitation at Duke, where he was able to finish his degree. While most wrote off his career at that point, Marcus trained hard and, with his degree in hand, came back to join the...See more

Marcus Stroman was born in New York and raised on Long Island. While he was drafted out of high school by the Washington Nationals, he chose to defer his professional career to attend Duke University. After three years at Duke, he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays but suffered an ACL injury. He chose to do his rehabilitation at Duke, where he was able to finish his degree. While most wrote off his career at that point, Marcus trained hard and, with his degree in hand, came back to join the Blue Jays for a spectacular run as pitcher. He was then traded to the New York Mets and is now the pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Marcus's foundation, Height Doesn't Measure Heart, reaches out to kids in inner cities and in disadvantaged communities to instill hope that if you put your mind to it, dreams are achievable. See less